India-Pakistan final at Asia Cup kabaddi

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will face-off in the final of the second Asia Cup Kabaddi Tournament in Lahore today.

Updated on: Nov 5, 2012, 11:24:50 IST

IANS | By HT Correspondent, Lahore

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Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will face-off in the final of the second Asia Cup Kabaddi Tournament in Lahore on Monday.

The neighbours qualified for the final on Sunday night, reports Xinhua.

In the first semi-final at the Punjab Sports Stadium, Pakistan thrashed Sri Lanka 46-26 while India defeated a stronger Iran 53-35 in the other semi-final.

Six teams participated in the tournament and four top teams, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Iran, qualified for the semi-finals.

The losers of the semi-finals, Sri Lanka and Iran, will play for the third position on Monday evening before the Pakistan-India final game.

In another match Sunday night, Afghanistan won its match against Nepal 3-32 to finish fifth.

Organisers have allocated a cash prize of Rs 1.5 million ($15,790) for the winner while the runners-up and the third-placed team will get $10,526 and $5,263.

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